Screen QueensSixteenth CenturyThrowback Thursday TBT: Elizabeth I (2005) By Trystan L. Bass on December 17, 2020 In cataloging Queen Elizabeth I on film and in TV, I realized we didn't have proper... Read more →
Screen QueensSixteenth CenturyThrowback Thursday8 TBT: Elizabeth R (1971) By Trystan L. Bass on November 5, 2020 We've talked about this series before. We've praised Glenda Jackson for her portrayal of... Read more →
18th-Century QuestEighteenth CenturyThrowback Thursday TBT: Jefferson in Paris (1995) By Kendra on October 1, 2020 There are some definite problems with the Merchant/Ivory film Jefferson in Paris (1995).... Read more →
Screen QueensSixteenth CenturyThrowback Thursday TBT: Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972) By Kendra on September 17, 2020 I've never been able to track down a copy of Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972), the... Read more →
Twentieth Century TBT: A Room With a View (1985) By Kendra on July 30, 2020 Is A Room With a View (1986) the best costume movie of all time? There's a darn good... Read more →
Twentieth Century8 Disney Princess Historical Costume Influences: The Princess and the Frog (2009) By Trystan L. Bass on July 24, 2020 Disney princesses are possibly some of the best-known characters worldwide, and part of... Read more →
Sixteenth Century10 The Real Deal on French Hoods in Film & TV By Trystan L. Bass on May 29, 2020 Many times over the years, we've snarked TV shows and films for their wildly inaccurate... Read more →
Twentieth Century16 Watch Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears (2020) on Acorn Now! By Trystan L. Bass on March 23, 2020 After a long wait, it finally arrived — the feature-length film of Miss Fisher and the... Read more →
Nineteenth CenturyThrowback Thursday6 TBT: Tess (1979) By Trystan L. Bass on March 19, 2020 I'm hugely fond of Thomas Hardy's novels, having started graduate study in the topic of... Read more →
Throwback ThursdayTwentieth Century16 TBT: Somewhere in Time (1980) By Trystan L. Bass on March 5, 2020 This is one of those romantic films of legend -- seriously, there's a whole fan club... Read more →
